Author Archives: Coastal Typist

One of my many joys of being here in Japan to live and work includes food. Japanese food. Food of whatever sort, in fact!I love convenience store food, food from vendor-stalls, markets, restaurants. All of it! I don’t consider it odd that I can find gourmet tastes in every variet of food I eat. EvenContinue reading “Eat this and run”

Many a thing continues to surprise me while I’ve been here in Japan. I am slowly realizing that my perfectionist personality can be both a help. . and a hinderance.Anything from blowing my nose in the restroom, to trying to walk the corridors here at work quiety, I am trying not to send too manContinue reading “The Silence of the. . office workers?”

Well, I was in for quite the weekend just this last week! Here in Japan we were forewarned about a typhoon coming up and around our way. Even to Hokkaido. Had I more time and if I knew which resources to check, aside from television and the odd web page, I would have been betterContinue reading “If you give a mouse a cookie..”

You see, I’m not actually sure if I need to apologize for not posting on Monday. But then all of a sudden I remember that for you it may still be Monday where you are. Monday night, anyways. So I’m not really that far off from keeping my posting promise. Are you confused? Please, don’tContinue reading “while you were sleeping,”

A flood of lights -lanterns, bulbs and all the like. The cover of darkness descended upon us and so began the year’s obon (or festival of ancestors) here in Japan. The last few weeks I have had the schplendid opportunity to join some taiko (Japanese drumming) practices here in town. It is really a niceContinue reading “no photo for you,”

Here we are then, back on the train. Well, not that I was ever really on it. Not since way back sooo very many years when we had dial-up at home. Yup, perhaps you guessed it. It’s the no internet train. I feel a little bit like a criminal sitting here using my office timeContinue reading “bubbles and troubles,”

Good evening. Are you in the rain? Is it raining on you? Is it raining outside your window? Well, it sure is raining outside mine. Today’s rain here in Sapporo is something of a curious nature. It will rain for a few minutes and then stop -like it can’t make up it’s mind. Let meContinue reading “Food for thought,”

Well, here we are. Having arrived at last. At a new post? At our new workplace posting? Well, I’m just not too sure. You’ll have to wait and see, you see? Haha. I suppose I could merit a quick and peppy little post. Mostly for myself. Not simply for others. But, okay, I am thinkingContinue reading “While you wait,”

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to fly into a megalopolis ? Well, how about Tokyo ? This city never sleeps -or so they say. But really I must admit that after the ten hour flight and the organization undertook at the airport and bus trip IN-to Shinjuku I was knackered. But in THEContinue reading “T O K Y O”

There was a lot of commotion today. Things going this way and that. Travel preparations and just last minute check-ups. But that’s pretty normal then, no ?There was one final meeting and pre-departure seminar today. It was just that. A brief, concise and pat-on information deluge. The assigned JETs were gathered up. We were fedContinue reading “A tasty morsel”